Reflection Week 3

Christian

            This week, I started to test out the different modes that my camera has to offer. Automatic Mode is the easiest because the camera essentially guesses the best settings for the shot that you’re taking. Portrait Mode sets a large aperture (low number) and sets the focus on one object in the shot. This mode is obviously good for taking pictures of others. Macro Mode sets an even larger aperture in order to take close-up shots. This is optimal for taking pictures of smaller objects such as bugs and flowers. Landscape mode is the opposite of Portrait Mode. A small aperture (high number) is set, which allows the scene that you are photographing to be as in focus as possible. This is useful for nature or large shots. Sports or Action Mode is simply used for photographing moving objects such as cars and animals by increasing the shutter speed. Night mode is used when there is not a lot of natural light in the shot. This is done by decreasing the shutter speed, which allows more light in the shot. I had a lot of fun experimenting with these different modes.